On Monday afternoon, Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, introduced a measure to have voters decide in 2014 whether to repeal the death penalty. Last Friday, two House Democrats, Reps. Claire Levy of Boulder, and Jovan Melton of Aurora, introduced a bill to allow lawmakers to repeal capital punishment. It will be heard Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee.

“The citizens should weigh-in on this,” said Fields. “I don’t personally believe this is up to lawmakers to decide.”

Her son, Javad Marshall-Fields, and his fiancée, Vivian Wolfe, were gunned down while driving in Aurora in 2005. The two were set to testify in a pending murder case. Sir Mario Owens and Robert Ray are both on Colorado’s death row for their involvement in the murders.

I’ll repeal the death penalty when we also repeal the execution of innocent babies. Yes I’m holding dirtbag felons hostage until you release the innocent children regardless of your failure to use protection. I’ll even give you 6 weeks just like the folks in ND.

Coloradan_by_Choice

I actually agree with Fields on this issue. Let the electorate determine the fate of the death penalty rather than a bunch of limp wristed liberal idiots.

Alex

Now if we can get people who live outside the socialist Front Range to actually vote, their voices may not be drowned out by the usual liberal lunacy.

David Wilson

So on this issue she will listen to her constituents. Interesting. It wouldn’t have anything to do with the fact that her son’s murderer is on death row would it?

http://www.BarnesFamily.com/ davebarnes

There is not a chance that the voters will abolish the death penalty.
It only takes one egregious anecdote to get people to support it.

Sunshine on my shoulders

Kind of like….. Rhonda Fields?

3%

“The citizens should weigh-in on this,” said Fields. “I don’t personally believe this is up to lawmakers to decide.” should be applied to gun legislation as well

T31

Her son was probably a criminal anyway, apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

Alex

Before we get to that, let’s clean out death row and expedite the sentences of those who are just hanging around, waiting for God.

http://www.facebook.com/Guy.T.Bennett Guy Bennett

Just WOW… She disarms citizens with state wide magazine ban and then doesn’t want to execute capital criminals… what Next, State funded abortions?

Alpa

Yeah, Rhonda. You show great integrity. I’ll vote for it just to hack you off.

daherminator99

I am soooooo confused…last week and beyond, Rhonda Fields was conducting her roadshow, crying openly about how her son was killed by a bullet. (Forget about the gang associations which had NOTHING to do with it…) Anyway, NOW, she wants to send the message that it’s still not o.k. to go around killing people, but it’s more o.k. because we want you to know that YOU won’t have to worry about someone taking your life for a crime that you committed.

Are they handing out free pot already down at the Capitol…holy smokes…..

Independent voter

I believe Rhonda Fields shouldn’t allow her feelings interfere with her job as a legislator. My feelings were just steamed rolled for her perceived feelings. I for one want murders to be able to live out their lives in a nice rent controlled prison.

Lynn Bartels thinks politics is like sports but without the big salaries and protective cups. The Washington Post's "The Fix" blog has named her one of Colorado's best political reporters and tweeters.

Joey Bunch has been a reporter for 28 years, including the last 12 at The Denver Post. For various newspapers he has covered the environment, water issues, politics, civil rights, sports and the casino industry.